ngâu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋəw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cây) ngâu (㭌, 𫟌, 𫉎, 䓊)

various Aglaia species, such as Aglaia duperreana (ngâu ta) and Aglaia odorata (ngâu Tàu)

Derived terms

Derived terms

ngâu ta
ngâu Tàu

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 牛 (“ox; bull; cow”; SV: ngưu).

Noun

ngâu

cow (in the context of the “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl” folktale)

Adjective

ngâu

(sometimes capitalised) relating to (the beginning of) the seventh lunar month, when a sudden and brief shower falls; July shower

Derived terms

Derived terms

mưa ngâu

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